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The Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials welcomes 11th and 12th grade students to examine the materials and techniques used in ancient mold making. This event is free to high school students; lunch is provided.
Food remains dating back as far as 6,000 years found at archaeological sites are now on view in a new indoor-outdoor exhibition at the Penn Museum, “Ancient Food & Flavor,” through the fall of 2024.
A fieldwork experience, no travel required During a two-week in-person bootcamp at the Penn Museum, 11 undergrads learned basic archaeological skills in subjects from ceramics and sample-taking to archaeobotany. During the archaeobotany lesson led by Chantel White (not pictured) of the Penn Museum’s Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials—part of a two-week archaeology bootcamp—students including (from left to right) Ashley Ray, Emily Gladden, and Sarah LaPorte, learned a technique called dry sieving used to se...
Penn Museum exposes objects' exquisite details with Invisible Beauty: The Art of Archaeological Science The analysis of light-colored spots on a gold bead from the cloak of Queen Puabi of Ur helps researchers trace the geological origin of the gold. PHILADELPHIA, PA .- Using innovative technology, the Penn Museum peers inside a fascinating, hidden world with a new 1,100 square-foot special exhibition, Invisible Beauty: The Art of Archaeological Science, opening Saturday, January 16, 2021. Through more than 25 stunning images, Invisible Beauty unlocks the wonder of the human storyexposing ob...